A lot of people are talking about the murder of Kasandra Perkins. But not so many people are talking about Perkins herself. Maybe this is because she was murdered by a famous man, NFL linebacker Jovan Belcher, who subsequently killed himself—because we want to forgive our heroes, salvage their characters, and absolve ourselves of the guilt of loving someone who did something very bad. Maybe it's because our culture is still uncomfortable acknowledging patterns of domestic violence that routinely (and often predictably) take the lives of women, particularly women of color. Maybe we simply don't have access to that much information about Perkins, relative to the very public life of her killer. Maybe we just prefer luridness over sadness. More »
Dec 7, 2012 11:40 AM
Let’s Talk About Kasandra Perkins for a Change
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